Ultima VII: Clue Book - Key to the Black Gate

The Ultima VII: Clue Book - Key to the Black Gate is a hint book for Ultima VII: The Black Gate. It was published by Origin Software and released in April of 1992. A translated version was released in Taiwan.

Around 1993, my friend Kevin who owned Ultima VII bought this clue book to help get through the game, and we occasionally read sections when we were lost in the game. When he sold me his boxed copy of the game, he also sold me this book, and I read through it several times. Origin always made amazing game materials, and this hint book doesn't fail to impress. Unlike most hint books, it didn't just list a bunch of facts and maps, but it was written as an actual book that existed in the game world, written by one of the in-game characters, as a reference material for the Avatar himself; I remember thinking even then how clever an idea it was.